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CPJ, RSF call on Nicaragua to release two journalists held on terrorism charges (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News February 27, 2019

Journalists Miguel Mora and Lucía Pineda Ubau have been held in pre-trial detention on charges of "inciting violence and hate" and "promoting terrorism" since their arrests in December 2018.
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